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I've been looking at ONS Covid fatality stats for England & Wales by age group in the "2nd wave".
So here's a thread for anyone interested in what I found 1/
So here's a thread for anyone interested in what I found 1/
Between week ending July 17 and week ending Oct 23 (most recent for which completed stats available):
1 Covid death among the entire 20-24 age group in whole of Eng & Wales.
1 Covid death among entire 25-29 age group in whole of Eng & Wales
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1 Covid death among the entire 20-24 age group in whole of Eng & Wales.
1 Covid death among entire 25-29 age group in whole of Eng & Wales
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Week ending July 17 till week ending Oct 23 in whole of Eng & Wales there were:
10 Covid deaths among 30-34 age group
14 Covid deaths among 35-39s
24 Covid deaths among 40-44s
42 Covid deaths among 45-49s
So that makes 92 Covid deaths in the u-50s in total in this period
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10 Covid deaths among 30-34 age group
14 Covid deaths among 35-39s
24 Covid deaths among 40-44s
42 Covid deaths among 45-49s
So that makes 92 Covid deaths in the u-50s in total in this period
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Looking at the older section of working age population, same time period for Eng & Wales (w/e July 17 - w/e Oct 23):
69 Covid deaths among 50-54s
108 Covid deaths among 55-59s
168 Covid deaths among 60-64s
So that makes 345 Covid deaths in the 50-64s in total in 3 months+
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69 Covid deaths among 50-54s
108 Covid deaths among 55-59s
168 Covid deaths among 60-64s
So that makes 345 Covid deaths in the 50-64s in total in 3 months+
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So in the entire working age population of Eng & Wales - including the 50s-64s - across the 2nd wave till Oct 23, there were 443 Covid deaths.
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This is out of overall Covid deaths in Eng & Wales during this 14 week period of 4,375.
Of which, 3,932 were in the 65s and over
And, as we have seen, just 443 in the under-65s.
This despite much higher infection rates in the younger cohorts.
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Of which, 3,932 were in the 65s and over
And, as we have seen, just 443 in the under-65s.
This despite much higher infection rates in the younger cohorts.
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My conclusion: the statistics underline just how baffling and contrary it is for the Govt to turn its face against countering Covid via an age-specific, risk-specific approach and instead embroil all working-age adults in all of its restrictions.
ENDS
ENDS
P.S: Nobody under age 20 died of Covid in this entire timeframe across Eng & Wales.
So even if the 1 fatality among the 20-24s was a student that would make the entire death toll from the undergraduate epidemic just 1 (and the 1 probably wasn't a student so toll prob zero).
So even if the 1 fatality among the 20-24s was a student that would make the entire death toll from the undergraduate epidemic just 1 (and the 1 probably wasn't a student so toll prob zero).
